Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-20


MURnERED BzaMOP.
TuRTKxA PARTICULARS on rHn ALASKA
rRA0KDx FRoM rnn BmnoP's Aa-
HEuANT.
San FRAncIsCo july u. Father Tasai.
Bishop 6eRhera' assistant in the evan
eelioai WsEk Of she noSeo. ~ 80 ~.
afternoon In relation 20 the death Of
Father Reehers.
"It vas Z year aRo lasi month, +" aald
Father Tassi. that bishop GaQharu
asked me 10 bring RullsF with me 30
Alaska. | had known FalleF several
years. He vas a Watnhmakar % Port
land for iwg % three years. bet Ia 1881
be vent to Washington Territory. He
aEifted 10 The CDar d'Alene mission,
where ! saw him Ia 1855. He vent 90
SPOKANE Falls from there and I mes
him with the fathers at that piAoa .
| yeaF Agp last March. He was very Anx.
ious 10 i9in me In my Alaska work, and
several times asked 10 be allowed 10 20,
The Bishop told me 10 bring him along.
We started from Vlctorla she l9ih ef
July, q year are, the Bishop, FullaF ana
l. We vent By steamer 10 oJunoau. We
thea found our party aud vent 70
Ohiloat. from there we had our
things carried aeross the mountains by
Indians 70 the head waters OF the Va.
kon. We built boat there and START
cd down the Yukon. We arrived on
tho 1th Of sepsember as che mouth Of
the stewart river. Hare, affair 9 time.
the Bishop lefl me, With another priest.
10 carry on the work. The Bish0p,
With Fuller and the Indians. pgoseeded
down the river.
NEWS or THE MUhDnn.
"We heard nothing more Of them llll
We reached Fort Yukon, about the mld.
die Of June, and learned that The Bleh.
% was dead. From one Of the IndiaE
boys who was With The Biaeop, ieagn-
Cd the particulars Of the murder on the
seventh day Of the journey. ID vas the
27th day OF NoNembef, according 10 the
boys Story. Fuller became moFome and
auaFrelsome. Thev we're aboua thlFtV
miles from Noulata. Toward night Eul-
leF asked The Bishop 20 make camp.
The Bishop consulted The Iadians, who
advised against camping there, and said
that an Indian camp, with q number Of
Indian he fuses, could be found feW
miles further on. The Biah0p told Fui-
Ter that the Indians kDew better thsn
they could, and ho would follow their
advice. Fuller complained thai mgfe
attention was paid 70 he Indians lhan
10 him, and ho made 90 mueh fnas about
it that the Indians carried hla words 10
The Bishop. Never mind said the
Blshop, 'yOu know better than We
THE AWFUL CHINE.
sThsy went 10 camp and made theiF
bed. All slept togsther IN line. fuileF
vas the hrst 10 gss up, u vas between
and In the morning. He got eome
sticks ready for hre, but eel down op-
posite she Bishop without lighting
them. The Indian a. The end Of We
line rose up and heard Fuller say
Bishop, gef up." Tue Bishop lifted
bis head, and half ross, when be saw
Fuller with Fiie levsled aa hlm. The
bullet struck him fairly IN the forehead
and he never spoke. The muKzls vas %
close 10 him that bic face was powder
burned.
IAN Ihis hAppsaed % quickly that ths
Indisn wae not able 70 do anythiDR, but
wien Fuller began 70 reload be sprenR
upon him and seized his gan, Shouting
70 his companions thas Fuller vas go
lnQ 10 murder them all. 'hc,' a4i0
Fuller. 81 meant 20 kili only ne
Blahop.'
sThs Indians arranged the body "a
! Wi - tueg ooltlt ol4 WI ats 49,
I 10 Eouista. The Indians had foRs-
! warned FFoaorickson theFe Of she traa
edy, bat Fuller informed him e once
that he had killed the Bishop. kredef-
ickson sent the men 70 camp for NE
; hody, which vas taken ~ soon e pos
!. sible % Ne. Michael'G TIE CONN vas
I enclosed there IN Q zine casket. II
o0uld not be hFouaht down 90 this
. steamer. II Il at tbs Russian Chapel,
J. snd will probably fomain sheFe.
THE MHaERABEH Man.
"Falier aoocmpanlsd The body 70 81.
MIchsel's, and offered 20 give himeeii
; %. A warrant vii be taken pack tof
; bis arrest. and be vii BE- taken % bltka
= and tried. I sac him but onos sineo
, nv return. I o0uId not speak % him.
Hs oonfesaas hia oFtme freely and sEioa
about Il. We have kept The witnesses
at Sc. Mishasl's. and they vii appsar
r at The trial"
FaihsF Tsaal came down on TIE DoFa
for instructions with references 70 tne
: urosseuiiOn Of the murderer and Other
matters in oonnection Nth ihe Bishop, z
dsath. Tha Dora left Bltka on Jane t6sh
q and Sc. Michael's % June 28lh. fateef
Z Tnaai Ia making arrangements % leave
: for Portland Wednesday,
Q MUcM mDIdMAfIoN.
: Father Tasui. In IN intsryiew, said
J, sTha uigaosi iDdigDoti0n pFsyailed
= am0na the white FeaidentB on tho fakon
Q sud AZ 81. MiOhael's over The murder,
: ana upon fhe arrival 0f ne sle8mef toe
q feslfne was intsnaihsd. The priest o.
? re Rnsso- Gfosk ohuFsh had the bodg
wlacaA in his old ohaFeh, and there -
vii ~ uutH TIE steamer Bear take1 tf
4 - VISIONS for buFiaL falieT
: oonfssssd his crime and 10 nov
I penitsai, bat whst lmpslled him
4 q shoot our good RsthaF c4n
! pot esnoeive. fulief y not II any
) wsg eraxy o. foolish, - be told ihs la
4 dsans BE- aid not wish 10 NIL then, be
{ only wanted 70 shoot TIE Aeehbi1hep.
Z Upoa arrival Of She sfeameg Dora at %.
: MishsaI's took paasaae foR Ounalaaka
: and thsrs obtained q warrnnt fer E1i-
!. lsr's arrest. Oaptain Haaly VIII Berve
) fhs warrant and take FnilaF % Dana
: saaka 20 b. examinsd ~ The Commif =
: sioBsr, Who win ssnd him fog trial %
8 EIfks With Witnesses"
& 6olemn blah mass Of requiem WAn d
: esIehTasod foE the Fepoes Of tne eonl oi
. ths late ksohbishep - 81. l4naliul
. charsh auFtpR ths psaseui weshs--Ors'